Apparatus for cleaning gases



SeptQZO, 1932n V IA. .1. BQYNTON L' AARATUS Foa CLEANING GASESv Filed April 14. `1950 s sheets-snet 1 Sep. 2Q, m32. A. J. BoYNToN lAPPARATUS FOR CLEANING GASES Filed April 14, 195o 5 sheets-sheet Sept. Z0, 1932. A. J. BoYNToN APPARATUS FOR CLEANING GASES Filed April 14, r1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 jme/225%@ Patented Sept. 20, 1932 STATES? j ARTHURJ- BOY-WON, OFWINNETKA,"ILJiiQ'OtSASSiGNORTQ .B RSLSEETJ@ VPANY, or CHICAGO, Immers,-Aeonronnmronfor.,@1.13015 y Y l Armmrsfroa CLEANING' :missili Appiiation ineahpririi, 1930.- `seria111voie444io97=s This invention relates Ito improvements; in;V

A l means ionover@c )ulillgf-thefidrop in; .pressure Vgascleaningapparatus'of thetype.:embody-V through thewashngelementsf ing, rotating. elements :in the form of'extendedat surfaces arrangedinthe path'of 'A flow: of: the gas Land laterali-yr spaced. from each other to lform passages therebetween t-h'roughwhich the gas and `Water `or other Washingfmedia dow, the gases and liquidffiine` pinging. andi flowing Y across-[such surfaces,

" vvitlr the .result that friction Willinipart, al

furthery velocity to theinixture;

proved apparatus of. this. character concentric rows of'inclined surfaces, the surfaeesroff t each roW being laterally spaced, the. surf aees being preferablyfin the forin-ofirusturns oieones, eaehsucceeding row or circleof'fcone frustums being mounted so that, the. angle fof inclination is at substantally right:

2o angles tothe row vimmediately adjacent and on both sides thereof, Wit-h the-result that-they radially projeeted'streani of mixed gasandi Water; striking the innermostv row of cone f-rnstulnsfwill be diverted in such axvvay that the. Water strikes the innen surface f of thecone frustums, friction with which, imparts affurther velocity inthe directionv oit the out'-f Wardiextensionof the frustumsmof the cones,

and fwith the further result that a solid sheet. o/Water will be thrown in-thisdireetionlfr'omeach cone frustum, the lWater beingprojeeted successively` against the 4nextoutward rowv of cone frusturns.' i

Furthermore, atgthe pointv Where the andw'vater issue from each set ofconeirus-j turnsthe direction of Vlovvfoii the` gas Will: be reversed and 'at the sainetiine the W'illbe thrown" violently 'through the projected,

40A streams of Water,;the ohangeofdireetionbf theflowofrthe gas Aand the projection thereof through-the vvater andthe resulting turbalence i imparting a. high degree. of cleanliness to thegas. l

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A furthen l'object-fis to provide inapnoved- A 5o- 'To theA attainment of these?- ends andi the; acolnplshmentofrothernewfa' bfeoiisist in jects as-will appear, the invention the l,feait/ lires'of novelty in lsuhstantially. the@ c onstmleton,1vv combination and iarrangerr1ant55 Off'theqrseveral parts," hereinafter;Inoreffullyg Y A: further .object is to, provide inxanvimf.

described and i Claimed and-ehownfinfthe :a- Y @O lnpanying drawingsillust rattoge` this;- ventiOIl-,nandinwvhich j i" v I Figura-1E .isf avertealifSCtiQna-l Online N1.--1, Egurea KQianapp'm2211111, Sfsvfthisl character constructed `in `im:ordanee with the principles of-this invention-.

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fanbl'ades r v V Figure -6fs a per'speetivevew oflonefitha oone'jfrustums. i A i ings the'wnumeralflO" designates, agho'us, Y having' an inlet opening 11' and an outletlopene The housing is .of any desiredsize@andfon-` :Bef nin more pmieuiariyjeo eh-elmeg? 75.V

figurationan'd passin'gtherethro-ugh is a'sla'ftf S0 13 j ournaled inf suitable bearingsfiljtle s 'ft being driven from` any suitablesoureefof power. r 1 j "Within thefhousing 1:01and1-securedto the shaft. 13 forfrotation tlierewitheby f nuansaofl Vg5 Suitablezlnembers 15, is adisco 16; which Eis. spaced from the; wallsof thehousingiand isgofi any desiredA diameter, andsouredytolthe'idiSC and Proieetngf laterally from; buthg sides; thereof. are-concentric series o fbars er reds; 90

do frust'umof the cone, ywith the result .that there members 19 of annular configuration and are` 17, the ends of these rods being connected with annularV members v18, which latter are preferably disposed in close'proximity tothe walls of the housing 10.` 'Y

Any number of these rows or series of bars 17 -may be provided kand mounted upon the bars on each side of the disc 16 are deflector shaped to form frustums of cones.` rI he members 19 are provided vwith openings 2O `therethrough'and-through which openings the re-v spective bars or rods 17 pass forsupporting the same and securing them for rotation with thedisc 16 and with the annular members 18.

` nterinediatethes'e members 19,whichservev as deector members, vare-arrangedV spacing elements 20 and similar elements21are larranged between the disc 16 andthe respective annular members 18 and Athe -Vrespevctiye ad-v j jacent members 19. Y v f The spacing members AAarefprovidedlwith inclined faces to abut therespective faces'o-f the 4'conical members 19 and eachfsucceeding circle'or row ofvconefrustums'is mountedat an angle so that the angle of'inclination willY be at right angles to the row immediately ad-l jacent on bothy sides thereof so that when the gas and-washing media-is .projected from one row oriseriesof cone frustums the stream of water orwashing media Vwill bel divided to Y flow tothe next `series of coyne frustums, andi --atthe same timefthe. direction ofv iiow of gas will be'reversed and-the gas will be projected violently through the stream of water lor washing media vbeing projected'from one series of cone frustumsto Vthe next adjacent series, thereby vprovi ding turbulence, and further a lcomplete mixture is promoted.,V The inner edgeof the outer cone frustrums lare arranged to intercept and divide the streams oflgasfand washing media lprojected from the next ladj acent row of cone frustrums.A

n wiirbenotedthat the `radially projected' streams Yof mixed'gas and water Vstrike'the inner row of cone frustums and are divertedy t iii-Such a way that' the water will strike thel inner surface of-each cone -frustum, friction with whichc imparts a further velocity in the directionl of the outward extensionof the will bea solidsheet of water thrown in this direction from'each cone frustum, the water beingg'projected against the outward row of cone frustums whentheprocess is repeated untilthe waterhas passed all Q f the series of conefrustumsp I y By changing or reversing the directionof flow of. the gas and by forcing the same through the proj ected'streams oflwater, considerable turbulence will result as Well as a.

high degree of cleanliness to the gas.`

Arranged at the outer periphery of the' rotor are fan blades'21, any number'of which maybe providedV and these blades are supported by being preferably secured to the annular members 18.

At the outer periphery of the forward face ofthe fan blades 21 projections 22 are provided and these projections are preferably of a tapered formation being spaced from each other laterally as at-23 to formlopenings or spaces therebetween Ywhich gradually reduce towardtheedge of the fan blade and terminate in restricted openings so that the mist orvrnoisture in the gas -w-ill-be caught by the fan blades and will" bei-,forced through the openings 23 thereby causing the particles of f mist to cohere to be thrown outwardly from the edges of thefanjblade's'through the openings23'.V

The fan blades also servek as a means to overcome drop in pressure through the washingweleme'nt, JQ i lThe cleaning meda such as water may be `admitted intojtheyhousingthrough suitable Vpipes 24: on either side ofxtheshaft 13, and theydisc landis discharged into a casing 25fwhich rotates1 withthe shaft13 being sup' .ported and connected thereto inv anyesuitzi able manner.

The internal diameter of the casingA 25 is .considerably greater than the external diameter of the shaft 13 soas to `form a chamberinto-whichfthe washing media-is delivered and which is discharged, as the leasing 25 rotates with the disc. 16 and shaft 13,-.through tubes or passages 26 .to bev directed against the frusto-conicalf members y19 .and therebetween. y

It will* also be manifest that with this construction-there is provided extended sur-A faces overV which 'the 'mixture passes and :by contact therewith and by means of the friction causedtherebetween .the water Willbe thrown `out .or projected from the conical members in a substantially solid stream. through which the gaswill, be directed.

By .arranging .the seriesofconical members with angles of. inclination in different directions, it will be manifest that the direction of flow ofthe gas andv Water as it passes from one series of deflector-members to the nextV series will be changed annmber of times. during their flow ,between the successlve series of deflector members.`

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While the preferred form` of the Iinven-e `-ing laterally'spaced toi formfpassages ftherebetween for the gas and a washing media, the inner edge of the outer cone frustrums being arranged to intercept and divide each stream of gas and washing media projected from the next adiacent inner row of cone frustrums, fan blades mounted upon the rotor adjacent the outer periphery thereof and beyond the outermost row of cone rustrums, and means carried by the forward outer edge of the fan blades to cause a cohesion of the particles of mist as thev leave the fan blades, the said means embodying passages gradually reducing in size from the entrance to the exit thereof and through which latter passages pass the globules of moisture formed by such cohesion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication, on this 11th day of April, A. D. 1930.

Y ARTHUR J. BOYNTON. 

